Condiment-holder.



W. M. MILLER.

CONDIMENT HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2. 1915.

Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

emma WILLIAM M. MILLER, 0F AZUSA, CALIFORNIA.

CONDIMENT-HOLDEB.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Azusa, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California,have invented new and useful Improvements in Condiment-Holders,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to condiment holders, and it has for its objectto produce a simple and improved condiment holder having compartmentsfor containing two different condiments, such as salt and pepper, asifting top communicating with both compartments, and means whereby theone compartment is obstructed, while the other is left open to permitits contents to be sifted out.

A further object of the invention is to produce a device of the classdescribed havf ing a stationary sifting top and a slidable obstructingmember movable thereon.

A further object of the invention is to simplify and improve the mannerof mounting the stationary sifting top and the obstructing slide movablethereon.

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularlypointed out inthe claim.

In the accompanyin drawing has been illustrated a simple an preferredform of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifica tions within the scope of theclaim may be resorted to when" desired.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a condiment holder constructed inaccordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view ofthe same.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view takenearthenware, glass or vitreousmaterial of any kind, has 1n the drawing been shown as being ofrectangular cross section, tapering Specification of Letters Patent. IPatented vF91 20, 191%, Application filed November 2, 1915. Serial No.59,254. y

from the bottom in an upward direction,

said body being in the nature of a box or contalner 15 having two'compartments 16,- 17 whlch are separated by a vertical partition 18. Theside walls of the box are pro vided near the upper end thereof withgrooves 19. The stationary sifting to 20 is made preferabl of sheetmetal, an provided with ownturned flanges 21 at the side edges thereof,said flanges being inset it is into the grooves 19 of the box orcontainer.

mit the sifting therethrou h of the. contents of said compartments, sucas salt and peper, although obviously the container may e used forcondiments, of any kind. The bottom of the container is provided withopenings 25, 26 communicating with the respective compartments 16, 17for the purpose of filling the latter, said openings obstructed bystoppers 27 of cork or other suitable material. I

It will be observed that by insetting the side flanges 21 of thestationary sifting cover 20 intothe grooves 19, the latter is given adovetail form, clearly'seen in Fig. 3 of the drawings, thereby enablingan obstructing member 28 to be slidably mounted on said sifting cover,said obstructing member being provided with downturned flanges 29engaging the dovetail flange 21, and said obstructing member being alsoprovided at the ends thereof with upturned flanges 30 afiording fingerholds, whereby the slide may be readily moved from one end of thesifting top to the other, thereby obstructing one set of perforationswhile the other set is left uncovered.

It is obvious that when the compartments of the device are-filled'withcondiments and the perforations communicating with one of said comartments are obstructed, the contents of t e other compartment may bereadily sifted out. By simply pushing the obstructing member 28 from oneend of the sifting top to the other, the contents of the othercompartment will be made available. By adjustmg the obstructing member28 in being.

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an intermediate position, the contents may be simultaneously sifted fromthe two compartments, the relative proportions being invention, what isclaimed as new, 1s:-

A Condiment holder comprising a receptacle of substantially rectangularcross section, said receptacle having a partition extending from the topto the bottom thereof, and said receptacle bein provided withlongitudinal grooves near t e upper end thereof, in combination with asifting top having side flanges bent into the longitudinal 15 siftingtop, whereby said obstructing member may be adjusted to entirelyobstruct one 20 compartment and also to partly obstruct the twocompartments of the receptacle.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAh l M. MILLER. Witnesses:

HARRY B. RANEY, E. H. PHILLEou

